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Liberty Post & Barn Pole, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BRISTOL, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Liberty Post & Barn Pole, Inc. in BRISTOL, FLORIDA
Employer Liberty Post & Barn Pole, Inc. Report ID 2019065964
Address 9206 NW Dempsey Barron Rd. City, State ZIP BRISTOL, FLORIDA 32321
Event Date June 13, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Log processing machinery
Industry (NAICS) 321999 Inspection # 1409922
GPS Coordinates 30.45000, -84.86000

Incident Narrative

On June 13, 2019, an employee was standing on a post peeler machine by the motor watching his two coworkers change out a busted hydraulic hose. His coworkers turned on the machine. After the machine was energized, his right middle fingertip was amputated with bone loss by the machine's moving belt.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2019, a worker at Liberty Post & Barn Pole, Inc. in BRISTOL, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with log processing machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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